Appalachian storage Hub (ASH) project Jessica Pierson Moore West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey

Database construction Flexible, iterative process that can be modified depending on project needs Uses format and template derived from previous work Database will be built to ensure maximum efficiency of technology transfer

FTP/Dropbox Site Researchers will submit information as it is gathered/interpreted Each folder organized by state Linked to online searchable database

Well File Document Search Linked to root file on FTP server Creates customized searches on multiple criteria

Legacy Projects http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/atg/ProjectInfo.aspx

Legacy Projects http://www.rpsea.org/projects/11122-73/

Fields Data Attributes Legacy Projects The United States of America MRCSP Study Area Western Extent MRCSP Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP) Ongoing, collaborative research encompassing a ten-state region Project managed by Battelle Memorial Laboratory Includes detailed reservoir data and regional cross- sections http://www.mrcsp.org/ Fields Data Attributes %

Multiple Options

Appalachian storage Hub SOLUTION MINING

PPG Industries--Natrium, WV Cavern Maps and Analyses 4” diameter core Chemical analyses and maps from UIC permit applications

Bens Run Salt Brine Caverns

Appalachian storage Hub PROJECT MINED ROCK CAVERNS

Wynn, 2003 Wynn, 2003

CARBONATE RESERVOIR HETEROGENEITY Wynn, 2003

Appalachian storage Hub project DEPLETED GAS RESERVOIRS

Berea to Keener Interval Includes conventional drillers’ targets such as the “Big Injun”, “Squaw”, and “Weir” sands Many small fields within the larger, regional trends

Devonian Sandstone Interval Historical drilling targets in northern WV and SW PA Sand bodies become more discontinuous to west Shales replace siliciclastics to west and south

Oriskany Sandstone Some pools/fields demonstrate excellent porosity and permeability Variable reservoir composition and quality Becomes highly fractured to east

Tuscarora to Clinton Interval Excellent production history in Ohio Deeper, and less frequently targeted, in eastern portions of the basin Food-grade CO2 produced from Indian Creek field (Kanawha County, WV)

SUMMARY Database construction has begun, and database will continue to be populated as project moves forward Robust legacy dataset available Variable geographic footprint Variable lithologic character within and between reservoirs

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